NYNYS Mission May 28-31, 1996

I had been out and around Manhattan all day.  When I went back to meet my comp in Time Square an Elder told me a girl, a nanny from Connecticut was looking for me and she was just there.  She was now up the street so I ran up the street.  I went up the street I saw a little crowd of girls and Lisa, Matt Johnson’s girlfriend was there.   She remembered I was in New York and looked for me.  Of all the days we ended up in Manhattan on the same day. What a blessing.  She was even at my farewell. Wow. 

Instant Backache

As I got into the truck I was thinking about listening to the next book or finishing the book I was listening to in the Apocrypha, which was Baruch.  As I got into the truck, my back started to throb in sharp bursts of pain, down where my kidneys are.  It was a throbbing pain that felt like somebody had punched me in the kidneys and my muscles were spasming.

Falling to My Death

As I have been reading my mission journals, I have come across many instances where I kept my past a secret. I’m not 100% sure what it was. The desire could have been from embarrassment or a feeling as though it was not appropriate. There was an extreme embarrassment around peers. Having to explain why I was so far behind my peers.

NYNYS Mission May 14-23, 1996

Nothing more counts than doing your best. What does it matter if someone is better? Will you become worse because you are focusing on them (something you are not) and not focusing on yourself (something you are)?

I am starting to respect my companion a lot. He’s actually a very good guy. He has a lot of excellent qualities. I am very much loving his companionship.